The Galaxy Note 9 redefines what a productivity oriented smartphone should be, without losing out on essentials. The Note 9 is a culmination of the best mobile technologies that Samsung can deliver in the present. Rating: While some say that the Galaxy S9 is Samsung’s most underrated smartphone, it could be said to an extent. The reason ... Читать дальше

There's a saying about busses: you wait ages for one and then three turn up at once. Although we can't apply that loose analogy to Honor specifically – the brand has had a steady stream arriving three-monthly for seemingly forever ( Honor 10 , Honor View 10 ), flooding the market with various size options – the tail-end of 2018 does bring with it ... Читать дальше

Honor is well known for making mobile phones that use top-end tech at a more affordable price than a lot of the flagship phone manufacturers, and the new Honor Play is no exception. The phone has already been announced and released in China and the Middle East, but now the device is coming to the UK, and we've got our hands on the phone to test it ... Читать дальше

There are two kinds of gamer - or there are as far as phone makers are concerned, anyway. For the player with multi-coloured LEDs on everything, who chugs energy drinks and plays in dark rooms at hours well past their bedtime, there's dedicated hardware like the Razer phone. But what about the gamer that plays mobile apps religiously through every ... Читать дальше

It seems to be the time of year for mid-range phones: from the HTC U12 Life to the long-rumoured Moto One. Yup, Motorola's Android One phone is finally here. But with more powerful and cheaper phones also appearing – the excellent Honor Play being a prime example – can this Moto hold its own? Design & Display 5.9-inch LTPS LCD, 18.5:9 aspect ... Читать дальше

At first, it looked as though Motorola would be announcing two brand new Android One smartphones at IFA 2018. That’s what it said it was going to do, anyway, before very quickly backtracking and insisting that the Motorola One would be the only new mobile on show at the Berlin tech conference this year. It turns out that the Motorola One Power, ... Читать дальше

The Motorola One is a new mid-range smartphone boasting pure Android, a large display and iPhone X styling for less than half the price. It has the likes of the HTC U12 Life and Honor Play for company, all three of which launched at IFA 2018 , and the Motorola One is pushing its pure Android experience with the very latest software on board. You ... Читать дальше

Today at Honor’s event in Berlin we saw the global launch of the new Honor Play smartphone. The Honor Play had been announced in China and India back in July, but starting today we see the phone’s more widespread launch in other markets. The design of the Honor Play resembles more that of past Huawei and Honor phones in the sense that ... Читать дальше

Sony Xperia XZ3 The Sony Xperia XZ3 is here and it boasts a gorgeous OLED display – the first in a Sony smartphone. As for the rest, it’s a refinement of the new design Sony established with the Xperia XZ2 , which was unveiled barely six months ago. There are some intriguing highlights, but does the XZ3 offer enough to command a premium price tag ... Читать дальше

Introduction LG has so many ideas that it can't fit them all in one phone, so it releases several versions of each phpne. It happened to the V30 and it's happening to the LG G7 ThinQ. There are two new G7 models, one is the company's first Android One phone, the other is a 'lite' version of the G-series flagship. Let's fight through the feeling of ... Читать дальше

2018 will be remembered as the year when display notches became ubiquitous. The notch is undoubtedly a contentious issue in smartphone design, but it is a necessary evil in order to make today's narrow-bordered smartphones a reality. HMD Global , the company that brought Nokia back into the smartphone game last year, has now embraced this design ... Читать дальше

The POCO F1 offers beastly performance at a midrange price, but compromises on the flaunt factor like its rivals. The F1 makes the Snapdragon 845's benchmark performance accessible to the masses that has been reserved until now for the affluent. Rating: Xiaomi has always been ruling the budget smartphone categories with its high ... Читать дальше

If you can’t keep up with Sony’s releases, you’re not alone. The Japanese manufacturer is known for the rapid cadence at which it launches new smartphone iterations, and we’ve come to expect a (slightly) revamped Xperia model at every major mobile trade show. IFA 2018 is no exception. Read: Sony Xperia XZ3 announced: Same design but with an OLED ... Читать дальше

Introduction ZTE has been branching out its mobile business quite a bit lately. Experimenting with various concepts, like the nubia Red Magic , just to see what sticks. Still, one family has been notably missing from the Chinese manufacturer's lineup for quite some time. The Axon brand has a history of housing interesting high-end and often ... Читать дальше

ZTE is having a hard year. Back in May, it was forced to “ cease major operating activities ” after the U.S. banned the company from buying U.S. goods (such as Qualcomm processors) due to the company violating sanctions against Iran. This ban was reversed after a month, under the condition that the company would have to pay a $1 ... Читать дальше

It's been a crazy year for ZTE. It was lumped together with fellow Chinese tech giant Huawei in a Congressional bill in January that sought to ban government agencies from working with the pair, and again when US intelligence agencies warned users against buying devices from either. ZTE was later slammed with an export ban that prevented it from ... Читать дальше